Why is it if a Republican does something they are tarred and feathered but if a Dimrat does the same they are allowed a get out of jail free card?
Because unlike DemonRats, we actuallyFixttry to stick to ourHAVE ethics!
WASHINGTON – Democrat Charles Rangel says he will not step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee even though the ethics committee found that he violated House rules by accepting corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean.AP update via Yahoo (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100226/ap_on_go_co/us_ethics_rangel)
Rangel said Friday that the ethics report "exonerates" him because it says there is no evidence that he knew the trips were sponsored by corporations. The report said his staff knew who paid for the trips.
Rangel of New York said he truly doesn't understand why the committee admonished him.
That stinkin' criminal will have to be cuffed and frog marched off to the pokey before he relinquishes his power on the House Ways and Means! Un-*******-believable the extent these guys will go to hold on to their power. They sure as hell don't work "for the people"!
George W would shoot him himself! Benedict don't have nothing on the current crop of traitors to the Constitution we have in Washington!
My wife said today now that Kennedy is gone Rangel should be the new poster boy for term limits.....
Update: Drudge says he's going to face trial.Hang that racist gravel-voiced criminal bastard....ain't gonna happen though. Congress rarely hangs one of their own.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38367462/ns/politics-capitol_hill/
interesting video at top too.
I think politics are forcing the dem's hand here. They may have no choice.
On the flip side I doubt it will help them. more likely they will stretch this past the election and then drop charges or slap his hand.
EXCLUSIVE: House Democrat calls on Rep. Rangel to resign
By Shane D'Aprile - 07/23/10 09:00 PM ET
In a major development, Rep. Betty Sutton (D-Ohio) on Friday night called on beleaguered Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) to resign.
The rats are scared, and turning on each other.
I'm still waiting for my 'Rat moonbat to return the donation he made to her campaign.
:fuelfire:
When is dear Nancy going to come out with her words of support?
When is dear Nancy going to come out with her words of support?
"Dear Nancy" supposedly is the one who pulled the trigger on the investigation being now.
Anything less than him stepping down from his office is a travesty of justice.I give it better odds that he will get his committee chair back. :censored:
Representative Charles B. Rangel will stand public trial on 13 counts of violating House rules, after the veteran congressman failed to reach a settlement to avoid the rare and potentially embarrassing proceeding.
Talks to avert a hearing broke down last week, Mr. Rangel’s legal team and advisers say, over a disagreement about how much wrongdoing Mr. Rangel was willing to acknowledge. He has already admitted some of the minor charges, including failing to pay taxes on the Dominican villa income and failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets on his financial disclosure form, saying they were inadvertent.
No deals for Charlie...
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/nyregion/30rangel.html
I'm listening to Rangel exhort us to not jump to conclusions until after the Ethics Committee's investigation is done.
cough*bullshit*cough
Why is Rangel not being prosecuted for this? Is this just a formal rebuke deal or can we hope for a REAL investigation and trial?
Why is Rangel not being prosecuted for this? Is this just a formal rebuke deal or can we hope for a REAL investigation and trial?
Ethics subcommittee recommends reprimand for Rangelhttp://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/111881-ethics-subcommittee-recommends-reprimand-for-rangel
The ethics panel investigating Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) is recommending that he be reprimanded for the conduct that resulted in 13 charges against the veteran lawmaker.
Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas), chairman of the ethics investigative subcommittee that announced the charges, told reporters Friday that his panel concluded Rangel should be reprimanded.
"The recommendation that we had was that he be reprimanded," Green said.
Once again, Congress shows us little people they are above the law.
The ethics subcommittee investigating Rep. Charlie Rangel has recommended a reprimand for the Harlem Democrat, who was yesterday charged on 13 counts of ethics violations. A different subcommittee will try Rangel in September and recommend a punishment, which will be voted on by the entire House.:yawn: Right.
Rangel: What’s in it for him to stand and fight?
By Rachel Rose Hartman
Fri Jul 30, 5:33 pm ET
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Charlie Rangel's dealing days are over. Whatever else happens to the embattled Democratic congressman from New York — who's facing 13 charges from the House Ethics Committee, involving everything from incomplete financial filings to improper fundraising for a center named in his honor at New York's City College — he won't have a settlement in his pocket allowing him to hang onto the congressional seat he's held for 39 years.
Such a deal appeared to be in place earlier this week, when the committee offered Rangel a settlement that would result in an official reprimand — a penalty far less severe than expulsion or censure. But the lawmaker declined, instead pushing forward with a public trial in the House.
The complete charges were released Thursday, and many political leaders and pundits have since called for his resignation. There are numerous reasons Democratic leaders would like Rangel to quietly step away — chief among them the effect a corruption trial would have on public opinion during an already difficult election year.
But Rangel said he wants the opportunity to defend himself and has no plans to step down from Congress.
So what's in it for Rangel to remain in office and suffer through this public trial? Here's a brief rundown:
Yahoo has an interesting article this morning . . . even though it was written Friday . . .
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100730/pl_yblog_upshot/rangel-whats-in-it-for-him-to-stand-and-fight
Is it me, or does the guy to the right of Rangel in the pic above look like William Jefferson? Birds of a feather . . .
Rangel's colleagues hanging on to his dirty money
At least 46 Democratic members of Congress -- including nine senators and 43 congressmen -- are hanging on to more than $343,000 in donations they received from embattled former House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., during the 2008 election cycle.
Those 46 are in marked contrast to the 27 incumbent Democrats who earlier this year returned $378,000 in campaign donations from Rangel's political action committee, including nine who returned $165,000 but only after being asked about the funds by The Examiner.
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Many-of-Rangel_s-colleagues-hanging-on-to-his-dirty-money-1006696-99787534.html#ixzz0vZL47m00
'I Am Not Going Away,' Rangel Tells Fellow Lawmakers
New York Democrat Charles Rangel told his fellow lawmakers Tuesday in a rambling floor speech that he's not resigning, despite 13 charges of ethical wrongdoing.
"I am not going away," the former Ways and Means Committee chairman declared in a defiant tone. "Fire your best shot in getting rid of me through expulsion."
"You're not going to get me to resign to make you feel comfortable," he said, before offering a word of advice to his colleagues.
I saw part of his ramblings on Fox News.
He's blaming all of them for the timing. He said that this investigation has been going on for a couple of years, the fact that it comes at election time, is not his fault. It won't be his fault if they lose at the polls.
At least he didn't blame Bush.....this timeYET!
Yahoo has an interesting article this morning . . . even though it was written Friday . . .
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100730/pl_yblog_upshot/rangel-whats-in-it-for-him-to-stand-and-fight
Is it me, or does the guy to the right of Rangel in the pic above look like William Jefferson? Birds of a feather . . .
Is it me, or does the guy to the right of Rangel in the pic above look like William Jefferson?I sure looks like Jefferson, maybe a earlier photo cause I though he was in prison...
This dude sickens me. I don't know how he can look into the tv cameras and spew hisgarbage with a straight face.
He should be hanging from his nuts, the crook! :bird:
walking past a tv showing his speech today, saw that he blamed his accountant for negligence. How far would that excuse work for the rest of us?
walking past a tv showing his speech today, saw that he blamed his accountant for negligence. How far would that excuse work for the rest of us?